satellite ID if anyone can help

on the night of tues 14th in southampton uk.
seen 3 objects in triangle formation at 21.40 or 22.40.
where these satellites? and if so which ones?
never seen any together???

"Ian Elsey" wrote in newsp02d.124$Er.59@newsfe1-
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on the night of tues 14th in southampton uk.
seen 3 objects in triangle formation at 21.40 or 22.40.
where these satellites? and if so which ones?
never seen any together???

There is a current thread in this very newsgroup about what you
saw.

Brian
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"Ian Elsey" wrote in message
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on the night of tues 14th in southampton uk.
seen 3 objects in triangle formation at 21.40 or 22.40.
where these satellites? and if so which ones?
never seen any together???

You observed the NOSS 2-2 formation. It is believed that NOSS satellites use
radio interferometry (or a similar technique) to detect, locate and track
ships at sea by their radio transmissions. You can learn more about NOSS
he

http://www.satobs.org/noss.html

Here is Heavens Above's prediction of the pass you observed:

http://www.heavens-above.com/PassDet...4.8633 250143

Ted Molczan